WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Office of the Secretary has issued a rule called: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 3 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
Summary: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) issues this rule to revise the regulation implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (section 504) as it applies to recipients of HHS funding (entitled "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, " ("2024 Final Rule")), published on May 9, 2024. This rule clarifies that the De...